PLEASE - Only cadets should call these volunteers, and only after they find themselves in difficulty.

Call airlines before cadets start out, for anticipated weather conditions at connecting airports.

Check flight status at the airlines' Internet websites. Most have Arrival/Departure displays on-line, similar to the monitors at airports.

Remind your cadets to notify the Academy "watch office" if they are delayed, before the time they are due back.

The USO has service centers at every military airport and most international US and foreign airports. Cadets should ask where these facilities are located. They would be afforded use of a TV lounge, coffee, soda, and beds if available. The USO asks for nothing, but donations are accepted. Given a weather delay of any kind, the USO can be a godsend to the weary military traveler.

All overseas U.S. military installations are "ports in a storm" to our service people - including Academy cadets and midshipman. If lost or stranded overseas, Coasties should just ask the local police (most speak English) for the location of the nearest U.S. military installation. (Also, the NATO military - particularly the German, French, Canadian, and British - will usually assist American service members.)

- We will not post volunteers' names or phone numbers on the Internet. Every cadet received a copy of the Help-Net flier in September, and copies are available for Parents on Reporting Day and Parents Weekend. If you would like to be listed in the 2001-2002 edition, to contribute to its printing and distribution, or to receive more information, contact the VADM Nelson Chapter here.

Alaska Anchorage ANC ARIZONA Phoenix- Sky Harbor PHX I-10, I-17, I-8 ARKANSAS Little Rock- Adam's Field LIT I-30, I-40 CALIFORNIA Los Angeles - LAX, I-5
Oakland - OAK
San Francisco - SFO, US-101
Sacramento - SMF, SAC, I-5, I-80
SanJose - SJC US-101 COLORADO Denver - DEN, I-25, I-70, I-76 Connecticut Bridgeport - BDR
NewHaven - HVN, I-95
Guilford, I-95
Hartford, I-84, I-91
Winsted, I-84, I-90, US-7, US-20 FLORIDA Ft.Lauderdale- Hollywood FLL
Orlando - MCO, I-4 GEORGIA Atlanta-Hartsfield ATL, I-75, I-20, I-85 HAWAII Kaneohe - Honolulu HNL ILLINOIS Chicago- I-55, I-57, I-80, I-88, I-90, I-94
O'Hare - ORD and Midway MDW Indiana Indianapolis IND, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-74 Maine Portland - PMW, I-95
MASSACHUSETTS Boston- Logan BOS, I-90, I-93, I-95
Deerfield - I-91 MARYLAND Baltimore - BWI, I-70,I-83,I-95 MINNESOTA Minneapolis St.Paul- MSP, I-94, I-35 MISSOURI Kansas City - MCI, I-70
St.Louis- Lambert STL, I-55,I-64,I-70
Springfield/Branson - SGF, I-44 NEW JERSEY Newark - EWR, I-78, I-80
NJ-Tpke (exit 4), I-295 NEW Mexico Albuquerque ABQ, I-25, I-40 NEW YORK Buffalo - BUF,
Rochester- ROC, I-90
Albany - ALB, I-87, I-88, I-90
Eastern Long Island North Carolina Charlotte - CLT, I-77, I-85 OHIO Cincinnati CovingtonKY- CVG, I-71, I-74, I-75
Dayton- Cox DAY, I-70, I-75
Port Columbus- CMH, I-70, I-71
Cleveland-Hopkins CLE, I-70, I-90 OREGON Portland - PDX PENNSYLVANIA SW - Pittsburgh - PIT
Greensburg-NewStanton, I-70, I-76
Central PA- Harrisburg MDT
Eastern PA - Allentown - Lehigh Valley ABE, I-78
Philadelphia PHL, I-76, I-95 TENNESSEE Nashville - BNA, I-40, I-65, I-24 TEXAS Dallas - Love Field DAL
FortWorth DFW, I-20, I-30, I-35, I-45
El Paso - ELP, I-10, I-25, US-180
Houston -Bush IAH, Hobby HOU
SanAntonio SAT, I-10, I-35, I37 VIRGINIA &
WASHINGTON D.C. Dulles IAD, I-66, I-70, I-81, I-95
National/Reagan DCA, I-66, I-70, I-81, I-95
Richmond - RIC, I-95, I-85, I-64
Fredericksburg, I-95
Norfolk - ORF
Williamsburg - Patrick Henry PHF, I-64 WASHINGTON (state) Seattle Tacoma SEA Germany Frankfurt - FRA Ramstein AFB

Help-Net is a creation of the VADM Robert T. Nelson Chapter
(Ohio, West Virginia & Western Pennsylvania)
of the U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY Parents Association.

This page was updated 09 September 2000 by VADM Nelson Chapter president Steve DiGaudio (Rachel '02)

since 13 June 2000

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